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What’s new? In February 2020, South Sudan’s two main belligerents began forming a unity government pursuant to a peace deal inked a year and a half earlier. But the pact is fragile, smaller conflicts are still ablaze and the threat of return to full-blown civil war remains.  Why does it matter? Forthcoming elections could test the peace deal severely. Looking further ahead, conflict will continue to plague South Sudan until its leaders forge a political system that distributes power mo...

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As prepared for delivery.  1.         Madame President, members of the Executive Board, colleagues, and friends. It is my great pleasure to join you today for this first regular session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board for 2021. 2.         Allow me to begin by congratulating Her Excellency Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, on her election as the President of the Board, and welcoming our new Bureau members for 2021. 3.         I would...

UNDPs Achim Steiner: If we cannot decouple economic growth from emissions, we are doomed We need to address the cost of economic development to the environment, societies and our health when measuring human progress, says Achim Steiner of the UN Development Program. Oil spills: Good for growth, terrible for the environment DW:  Is development inherently connected with economic growth? Achim Steiner: That certainly has been the paradigm of the 20th century. Economic growth, gross domestic pro...

January 26, 2021 Over the past few years, India has often been tagged as one of the fastest growing world economies, a scenario that looks even brighter when pitted against the global economic slowdown. Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, arrives at the Parliament House to present the General Budget 2020-21, in New Delhi on February 1, 2020 with Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs. Photo: courtesy mea.gov.in via Consulate of...

EU and UNDP launch two-year project to address urgent adaptation financing gaps in Africa Format 25 Jan 2021 The EU-financed project will be implemented by UNDP, in partnership with the Africa Adaptation Initiative and the African Union Commission, to enhance knowledge and evidence to scale-up climate change adaptation action in Africa 25 January 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union (EU) and partners of the Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) joined government...

As COVID-19 Raged, the Shadow Pandemic of Domestic Violence Swept Across the Globe Restrictions on mobility and loss of economic opportunities necessitated by the COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in a significant rise in domestic violence cases across the world. India saw a 100% jump in the number of victims seeking help during the lockdowns. Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty Women23/Jan/2021 The Human Development Report 2020 (HDR 2020) was launched in December. It is useful for tracking the...

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From automation to gig economy, India needs to work on its skilling program Synopsis Despite running a skilling mission for years, India has very little to cheer about when it comes to availability of skilled labour. For a labour surplus economy, India faces acute shortage of skilled workers. The recent Human Development Report 2020 highlighted that one out of five workers in India is skilled. According to the report, skilled labour as a percentage of the labour force in India stands at 21.2%, ...

New York, United States, January 14, 2021 - Over 2,700 attendees and representatives from 35 governments met virtually on January 12, 13 and 14 at the XII Ministerial Forum for Social...